Yongqing Marquis Mansion.

The two sat opposite each other, served the food and drink, and began to eat and drink.

After a while, Zhu Zhanji raised his glass, swallowed the preserved egg with the wine, and said curiously: "Uncle Qing, how did you get the imperial grandfather to agree to open the sea ban?" ”

"Know it with reason, move it with emotion." Li Qing put down his chopsticks, "What about gold?" ”

"I'll send it to you tomorrow." Zhu Zhanji said angrily, "You are really a money fan." ”

"Who doesn't love money?"

"But you're all this age, why do you want so much money, can you spend it?" Zhu Zhanji teased, "Uncle Qing, do you know what the most painful thing in life is? ”

"What?"

"People die, but money is not spent."

"No, no, no," Li Qing shook his head, "People live, and it's even more painful when the money is gone." ”

"With your current money, you won't be able to spend it in a few lifetimes." Zhu Zhanji scoffed.

Li Qing said with emotion: "You can't say that, people are growing up, and there is no harm in keeping more money." ”

Zhu Zhanji was speechless, knowing that if he wanted to learn two more tricks, he wouldn't be able to do it without spending money.

"I'll have someone bring you the gold when I turn around, you can teach me kung fu first!"

"Pay the money with one hand, teach the art with the other." Li Qing is very principled.

Zhu Zhanji completely lost his temper, picked up his chopsticks and continued to eat and drink, as if he wanted to eat a hundred taels of gold back.

After a while, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Can you say that the emperor's grandfather always obeys you?" ”

"Because what I'm saying makes sense and is feasible." Li Qing said with a smile, "This is also a good way to behave and do things, for example: I want to teach you kung fu today, will you send gold tomorrow?" ”

As far as you are concerned, you are still talking about being a human being...... Zhu Zhanji scolded and asked, "What about the specifics?" ”

"Guess?"

Zhu Zhanji pondered for a while and hesitated, "Isn't it...... Painting pies? ”

He didn't eat less of the cakes painted by his grandfather, and over time, he also learned a little about this.

Li Qing nodded, and said with a straight face: "Don't underestimate this, you have to learn from your grandfather at this point, a monarch who can't draw cakes is not a good emperor!" ”

"That's ...... Evil? ”

"Absolutely." Li Qingxin said: This is the traditional craft of the old Zhu family, but the inheritance cannot be broken, Jianwen is a loss that he can't draw cakes.

"How do you think Taizu won the country?" Li Qing asked.

Zhu Zhanji was dumbfounded: "Isn't it?" You don't think that Taizu won the world by painting cakes, right? ”

"Taizu is wise and martial, there is no doubt about it." Li Qing first affirmed Lao Zhu's ability, and then said, "However, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, at first Taizu was poor and white, even if he developed later, he was still the weakest of the three forces, far from being able to compare with Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng;

But veterans such as Xu Da, Tang He, and Chang Yuchun have always followed loyally, what do they rely on? ”

"Damn...... Painting pies? Zhu Zhanji said.

"Well, in addition to personality charm, the biggest factor is the pie painting." Li Qing said with a smile, "This trick has endured for a long time, even if it has been hundreds of years, it will still work." ”

Next, Li Qing began to output his experience and skills in painting cakes......

When it comes to painting cakes, Li Qing is not much weaker than Lao Zhu and Lao Si.

After a meal, Zhu Zhanji was a little skeptical about life.

I can't help but ponder: Could it be that my Ming dynasty is a cake painting?

……

After drinking a meal, Zhu Zhanji seemed to have opened the door to a new world.

Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years; That's it!

He felt that he would definitely be a good emperor in the future, because he was on the right path.

~

Before Jiangnan's case was found, Zhu Di's cake was thrown out first.

The effect is obvious, the originally agitated court quickly calmed down, and there were many fewer recitals to impeach Zhu Di.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji felt more and more the importance and necessity of 'painting cakes'.

Li Qing didn't pay attention to the court situation anymore, and he didn't even pay attention to the Jiangnan investigation, for him, these are small things, and a big pie can minimize the impact.

In addition to daily life and the three daughters, his energy is focused on the situation outside the Guan.

At the beginning of September, the Guanwai reported that the Tatars had gathered nearly 50,000 troops and attacked Warat with all their might.

In early October, the Tatars attacked Varat again, this time by surprise and suffered heavy damage, women, children, cattle, sheep and livestock...... Tens of thousands were snatched away.

At the beginning of November, the tea and horse trade opened, and the Ming army sold tea, silk, and porcelain...... etc.; In exchange for yaks, camels, war horses, ginseng, mink...... etc.

The high interests are not as weak as maritime trade.

Layue, Tuhuan personally paid tribute, hugged Zhu Di's thigh and cried, how did the Tatars exterminate humanity and how miserable they were...... A lot of snot and tears.

Warat is miserable, Zhu Di naturally knows, but ...... It's none of his business.

As long as the Varat is not destroyed, it is nothing if it is half dead and not alive, it can also drag the Tartars back.

Sitting and watching the internal friction of the grassland forces is Zhu Di's real purpose.

At present, when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, Zhu Di has no plans to send troops.

However, since he accepted the little brother of Wara, he still has to be reasonable in face, so Zhu Di gave Dehuan a very rich reward.

He also expressed sympathy for what happened to Warat.

At the same time, it is guaranteed that when Warat is really alive and dead, Daming will definitely take action.

After a big cake, he left satisfied, and solemnly promised before leaving: and the Tatars will not die!

Zhu Zhanji saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart: Uncle Qing, I am honest and don't deceive!

……

In the blink of an eye, it's time for the New Year again.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Yu Qian was blessed. Jian rushed back and came to visit the Hou Mansion.

The two exchanged a few words and came to the guest hall to sit down.

The red charcoal basin is burning very strongly, the hot pot is boiling, the meat slices are surging, the snow is falling outside the house, and the house is warm like spring.

"How's it going to be this time?" Li Qing lifted the warm wine jug and poured wine for Yu Qian.

Yu Qian held the cup, waited for Li Qing to finish pouring the wine, took his hand away, and said in a complicated tone: "I have gained a lot!" ”

"Really?" Li Qing smiled and asked, "Have you found out about the thief?" ”

"Understood." Yu Qian's expression was solemn, "As Lord Shangshu said." ”

"Huh." Li Qing was not surprised, "Who did you find?" ”

Yu Qian shook his head: "There is no official directly involved." ”

The hot pot was boiling, and white smoke rose, blurring Yu Qian's face, but the deep frowning brows were very clear.

Li Qing picked up the dishes and chopsticks, "Eat while it's hot, and talk while eating." ”

"Let's talk about official business first!" Yu Qian is very principled.

"Huh? Today's Chinese New Year, the officials are all resting, and there is no need to be formal. Li Qing picked up a piece of brushed mutton, blew it, and put it in his mouth, looking satisfied, "Eating hot pot on a snowy day is a perfect match, try it, it tastes very good." ”

Yu Qian hesitated slightly, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat.

"How does it taste?"

"Good." Yu Qian sandwiched another piece, he didn't even go back to his residence, as soon as he returned to Beijing, he came to the Hou Mansion, and he hadn't eaten yet.

After eating a little, his stomach was not so hungry, and Yu Qian spoke: "There are officials who are indirectly involved." ”

Li Qing took a sip of warm wine, "Is there a court?" ”

"Yes, Jin Youzi, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, and Yang Rong, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University." Yu Qian said.

Li Qing put down his wine glass, "As far as I know, Yang Rong is a blessing. Built, and Jin Youzi is Jiang. West, you go to Fu. How did you find out about Jin Youzi? ”

"Because of porcelain."

"Porcelain, Jiang. West...... No wonder. Li Qing suddenly said: When Zhu Di wanted to quell the chaos, these two people jumped out first, but now I look at it, it really happened for a reason.

"Eat, eat, talk." Li Qing was warmly welcomed.

Yu Qian looked at Li Qing in surprise, "Li Shangshu, aren't you surprised at all?" ”

"What's so surprising?" Li Qing said with a smile, "Do you really think that officials are all upright and upright?"

Okay, you're welcome, you should rest today, you just come to be a guest, you should eat, drink, and talk. ”

Yu Qian couldn't cry or laugh, but he was really hungry, so he was no longer polite at the moment, and picked up the chopsticks and ate them.

After a while, Yu Qian put down his chopsticks, lifted the wine jug and poured a glass for Li Qing, poured himself another glass, swallowed the food in his mouth with the wine, and then said:

"In fact, there is no direct evidence to prove that the two were involved in smuggling, but the people who transported the smuggled goods are somewhat related to the two."

Li Qing said with a smile: "They are all former ministers of Jianwen, and they can still be reused in the Yongle Dynasty, naturally they are not ordinary people, the two of them are the hardcore party of the prince, and they will not make mistakes in principle." ”

Speaking of this, Li Qing couldn't help but think of the day Zhu Di entered Nanjing City.

It can be said that except for Qi Fanghuang, there is no hard bone.

Literati?

Yes!

But, the literati in the power field......

Hehe.

Li Qingdu suspected that if Qi Fanghuang hadn't been set on the list of Qing Jun's side by Zhu Di, most of the three would have surrendered to Zhu Di.

Of course, it cannot be said that Wenchen is extremely vicious, in fact, many people can still do things.

It's just that most of them are refined egoists.

"Tell me about it." Li Qing picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat and drink.

Yu Qian nodded: "Fu. Construction smuggling, are mainly porcelain, silk, seventy percent sold to Japan, three percent sold to North Korea. Fresh. ”

"Among them, smuggling is the most rampant in Jian'an County, which is the hometown of Cabinet Yang Rong." Yu Qian couldn't hide his anger, "The officials and bandits are complicit, Jian'an Zhi County goes to the East Village, the bandits go to the West Village, Jian'an Zhi County goes to the South Village, and the robbers go to the North Village, they don't even spend money, they rob directly, and then sell the sea after robbing." ”

"Where's the civil newspaper officer?" Li Qing stopped his chopsticks, "Jian'an Zhixian doesn't care?" ”

"Tube!" Yu Qian sneered, "However, the officials and bandits never meet, but he is 'dutiful', but whenever a village is robbed, he pours out of the nest, takes the officials to protect him in an all-round way, and leaves other places to the bandits to wreak havoc;

According to the local people, this situation has been going on for a long time, and the matter is getting bigger and bigger, and Jian'an Zhi County can't suppress the bandits, so it is stabbed. ”

"Does Yang Rong have anything to do with this magistrate?" Li Qing asked.

"According to investigation, there is none."

Li Qing asked again: "Is it true that the thieves pretend to be widows?" ”

"Yes, indeed." Yu Qian nodded, "There are also real widows." ”

"What a wreck!" Li Qing's eyes narrowed, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "What about the magistrate?" ”

"Dongchang arrested him on charges of dereliction of duty and is on his way to Beijing." Yu Qian said, "It is estimated that you will be able to enter Beijing in a few days." ”

After a pause, Yu Qian said tentatively: "Li Shangshu, regarding the bandits smuggling in Jiangnan, what is the emperor's attitude ......?" ”

Li Qing smiled and spit out a word: "Kill!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Yu Qian exhaled a breath of depression, his face full of excitement.